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Criterion
Paper illustration for Diary Study.
UX Research
Diary Study
Paper illustration of RAID Log with a method-specific labelled workspace.
Delivery
RAID Log
Iceberg Model method illustration showing its working structure
Systems Thinking
Iceberg Model
Paper illustration for Behavior Over Time Graph.
Systems Thinking
Behavior Over Time Graph
Purposedifferent
When experiences build up over days or weeks and a single session cannot capture them, Diary Study records the course of everyday life. Recurring triggers, moods, and habits become visible this way, beyond the sharpness of memory.Helps clarify scope, sequence, and delivery flow in concrete terms. It makes work, boundaries, and order steerable. The result is captured as a RAID Log and a source for status reporting.The Iceberg Model separates visible events from patterns, structures, and mental models. This turns a single observation into a deeper understanding of why a problem keeps recurring.A Behavior Over Time Graph shows how a metric or observation develops over time. The method makes trends, breaks, and recurring patterns visible that get lost in snapshots.
Complexitydifferent
MediumLowLowLow
Timedifferent
1-4 Wochen30 min Setup, dann laufend30-60 min20-45 min
Participantsdifferent
5-201-3 maintaining, briefing for everyone2-101-10
Formatdifferent
AsyncAsyncWorkshop + asyncWorkshop + async
Outputdifferent
Diary Entries, Longitudinal Patterns, Experience TimelineRAID Log, Status Report SourceIceberg Worksheet, Pattern Notes, Intervention IdeasBehavior Over Time Graph, Trend Hypotheses, Key Events
Tagsno overlap
UX researchTrackingBehavior
RiskTrackingStakeholdersGovernance
Systems thinkingRoot causePatterns
Systems thinkingPatternsDynamics
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